Select the sentence that has a grammatical error.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. He resides near an university.
Error concept: Wrong use of article before a consonant sound.
What is wrong: The sentence uses “an university,” which is incorrect because the word “university” begins with the consonant sound /yu/.
Grammatical concept: The article “an” is used before vowel sounds, and “a” is used before consonant sounds. Since “university” begins with a consonant sound, the correct article is a.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Using “an” before “university” makes the sentence grammatically wrong.
How to correct: Replace “an university” with a university.
Correct phrase/ correction: a university
Final sentence: He resides near a university.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.